New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor took charge as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force on Thursday. Kapoor took over from Air Marshal Narmdeshwar Tiwari who superannuated after 40 years of distinguished service to the nation.
The Air Marshal graduated from the National Defence Academy in December 1985 and was commissioned in the Indian Air Force in the fighter stream of the Flying Branch on December 6, 1986.
A statement from the IAF spokesperson stated the officer is an experienced fighter pilot, a Qualified Flying Instructor and a Fighter Combat Leader. During his distinguished flying career, he has flown all variants of the MiG-21 and the MiG-29 and has accumulated over 3400 hours of flying experience on a varie...